Modern Rituals have announced their return with the release of upcoming new album, Cracking Of The Bulk.

For a band who've tended to flesh out songs in the practice room and track live, the writing and recording of Modern Rituals' third album was a disparate and protracted process.

In cramped apartments and a secluded annex, sharing files over the internet and working on parts in solitude, the band introduced subtler tones from their last record, This Is The History.

Yet still, this new direction is matched by an explosive frustration that gives it a unique balance of darker and lighter shades.